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were full price but recently they dropped about $100 off of these things
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you guys make that purchase decision welcome everyone to another review
all right to start off folks I'm really interested in seeing how close these
come to the flagship WH 1000x m3s , maybe these would be a good alternative if you can forgo some of the features.
some of the features first up let's talk about comfort now these feel great on
the head the XP 910 is practically the same weight as the WH 1000 x m3 is any
boast 700 headphones coming in at 254 grams no where fatigue experience
clamping force around this jaw line right here is nice and the ear cups are
comfortable but they do heat up my ears a little bit here not a super light and
airy feeling as the 1000 X m3s but sony claims because this is their XP lineup
the ear cups have increased air tightness between the drivers and your
ears to offer punchy bass now let's go confidently give these a green light for
wearability now getting a closer look this is clearly where Sony did some
cost-cutting it's the exterior I'm not putting down anyone buying these I mean
I bought them myself but the plastics do feel quite cheap it's this hallow
feeling with textured plastic that I usually see on $100 headphones I know
they're built to be lightweight but the texture is very generic you can scratch
that you kind of feel it or hear it though but they serve its purpose and
honestly almost everything else about these headphones I believe makes up for
it let's get into a little bit deeper here now doing my stress test here
that's trying to break this here trying to see or hear if there's any kind of
cracks creeks or squeaks also to feel how taut these are they're perfectly
fine there's a little bit of chatter here in there but honestly the quality
feels great for the price and I think it's very much reasonable now getting a
closer look the right ear cup has very responsive touch controls pause play
skipping forward and going back on your music this does have audio pass-through
just hold your hand onto your right side of the ear cup like so and then
microphones turn on and pumps in your environmental noises so he could hear
what's going on around you and this happens very quickly with my experience
of nearly instant now you can keep audio pass through on without holding the ear
cup by pressing the multifunction button on the left ear cup with the physical
custom button on the ear it's responsive easy enough to find
after a little muscle member here give it a day
or two and allows you to switch between ambient sound ampion sound off and last
turning on active noise-cancelling now within these sony app you can change
this over and have it become your google assistant or amazon alexa activation
instead during my time testing the voice assistants are awesome since one press
and the headphones here will tell me the time read up my notifications if you
hold the button down you can ask questions like you would with your phone
make a list ask a math question here etc google
assistant from my testing is highly responsive and there's minimal delay now
the only downfall though with this you do lose audio pastor or even the
activation of active noise-cancelling you will need to use the amp to adjust
that now moving down further here i'm the left ear cup you have power and
parent quite straightforward here there's a USB see for charging which is
awesome for future proofing yourself i did test if you're able to use USB c to
listen to your music on your computer and unfortunately i wasn't able to do so
you're not even able to turn on the headphones once you plug them into your
laptop or pc i noticed this was the same thing with the sony one doesn't ex and
Teresa's well now last bit here there is a 3.5 millimeter port for physical
connections which was nice and very less sadly left ear cup is the near-field
communication for easy pair and just tap your phone like so maybe not while it's
on your head and it will instantly pair for you but real quick since I touched
based on power the XP 900 and sony is claiming up to 30 hours of use and
that's actually with noise cancelling on and with music playback with my testing
I'll place the results on the screen for you guys now this does have quick
charging from a dead battery give this 10 minutes on the charger and you will
get back an hour worth of music playback and before I forget here you can also
check battery performance by tapping the power button once and you get the audio
readout where I wish every other headset would offer now one funky thing that I
saw though I test my headphones and it drains to let's say 70 percent and it
can stay there for a very long time but then I turn off my headphones and
use them later in the day I know my battery level would actually go back
to 100% a little bit funky here and unreliable at times now moving on to
Bluetooth performance I was hoping they wouldn't skimp on this but we only get
bluetooth 4.2 but here's the crazy part I tested this on both my Android pixel
for excel and my iPhone 10 both phones I'm able to achieve 90% coverage here in
my 1100 square foot apartment a test this is on video as well and usually
anything below Bluetooth 5.0 I have video syncing delays on both devices and
on both YouTube and Netflix I also didn't have any issues those who already
owned these comment down below if you're having video issues this was a total
shock to me I mean this is great news though but I'm hoping this is consistent
again anything below Bluetooth 5.0 usually has been pretty sketchy for me
for video the other additional perk on the XP night ends though and why this
might be a great value for you it also supports Bluetooth codecs at a very high
degree we get the typical SBC but also AAC app Dex app that's HD and the
highest at the moment which is El deck I know a lot of abbreviations right there
but as you go higher in the list here the higher resolution audio files this
thing supports if you either buy or stream high resolution audio these
headphones will be capable of handling it more my audio test a little bit later
now the only issue with bluetooth that I had with the WH X beat and 900 ends I
can't have the headphones connected to devices at the same time for music
playback it's very similar to be 1000 X m3s I can't connect this to both phones
and when I press play on either one of those devices the headphones will
automatically switch over and play from that source you can though have one
phone paired for music and the other solely for phone calls those was
actually switch seamlessly so folks since we're talking about phone calls
here let's get into the first audio test let me bring you outdoors give you a
rural sample here hit that like button for that YouTube I'll go here we go
alright folks that's got the microphones any brand new Sony headset over here
hopefully it sounds good to you guys now I just did the test
WHU 1000x entries before reporting is here I'm gonna play a sample right after
this one I try to see if these microphones are isolating my voice
against what is going on in the background and also if the microphones
are having trouble fighting to keep my voice in the forefront again what is
interesting though is cheaper ones do sound better than the WH 1000 XM threes
which is the premium the flagships for Sony if there is ever an m4 version
marked for version coming out maybe at CES who knows I'm anticipating the
backgrounds will sound great on those too but anyways here goes D WH 1000 XM 3
is coming up and let me know in the comment section below what you guys
think there we go alright folks it was the test on the
Sony WH 1000x m3 so hopefully it sounds good to you guys let me know down the
comment section below what you guys think and back to the studio alright
folks welcome back here so let's get into the active noise-cancelling test I
stopped by this fast casual Mediterranean restaurant keep in mind I
try to keep my camera away from people so hence the the camera is in a weird
location but I do use my special vibe neuro microphones to hear this 3d like
audio experience you have to put on your own headphones or earphones to
experience my tests folks here we go
and welcome back people maybe next time I should stop by a Popeyes or stuff like
that I've been also waiting for this place called jollibee you guys might
know of that place some of you guys might not it's not big in the US I don't
think but it's pretty cool it's under construction right now and it's down the
street we'll see anyways it's very clear though and evident that the sony 1000 XM
threes blows these things out the water it's basically done but my assessment
the XP 900 ends it's comparable to other budget active noise-cancelling
headphones thinks it has a 450 BTN sees or even the taotronics bh0 6-0 likely to
a fermented this is more fitting if you're on a budget and looking for a
good respectable and reliable entry point into the active noise-cancelling
world a good bit of air conditioners cars driving by are canceled others near
you typing on their keyboard will be reduced roughly by 50% voices are still
heard but again reduces to a certain degree here it's not the best but it is
something though the technology does work but again more so at a respectable
entry level once you add in your music most things around you will be blacked
out anyways so folks last year let's hear some audio samples keep in mind
this is not necessarily a direct comparison but to see how much bang for
the buck you guys can get on the XP 900 ends versus the 1000 xm3 this might also
help you determine if you want to save up a little bit more and get the
flagships or if you want to save some money and get the XP 900 and instead but
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alright folks here goes the very first test here this is on the default
settings for the XP 900 ends here so this might take a little bit
this time when I think about it now
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stayin night after night this is just behind
all right folks welcome back audio recorded on my end and then play through
your speakers or not the best depiction an audio quality but hence my review
here now first up how is the volume at 30% I'm using that for simple casual
listening at 50% I am so confident because of the music I'm in the gym try
and lift 50 pound dumbbells and 60% I'm turning into the Hulk it's like beast
mode right now these get loud and now I don't have any footage of me turning to
beast mode or the Hulk here I've been in Zen mode lately I actually just recently
bought a plant somewhere anyways as we're sound leaking get serious here
these performed on par with other over ear headphones with music slightly
audible and very quiet environments and lower volumes and busier environment
that sound leaking is very minimal these headphones should be perfectly fine but
now touching on bass since these are extra bass headphones it's quite bass
focus that's pretty obvious but if I were to rank them sub bass shrunk
rattling booty twerking base that's experience on the MDR XP 950 and once
and be Skullcandy crushers then these it's right there the xb9 hundreds then
these sony WH 1000 x m3 s below that then you get into whatever headphones
are out there that's punch your base it's not necessarily sub bass very deep
bass like these now you can always adjust this within the equalizer within
the Sony headphone app now from what you heard in the audio sample it can go
deeper from that and of course it can go a little bit lighter as well for me even
at the factory default settings I still had slight listening fatigue but again
within the app though I turned it down slightly and then these worked out great
when I'm wanting bass in my hip-hop my EDM or pop music the XP 900 ends with
that additional bass it definitely hits it for B now the mid-range is separated
for the most part from the lower frequencies very minor very minor
muddiness on vocals on the very bottom end for bass heavy songs but for the
most part the mid-range that includes vocal work instruments and such are
independent and it stands on their own if you really want the mid-range to be a
bit clearer I use the excited audio preset within the app and then turn down
clear bass just by a smidge here and I think then these sound great for Basie
and non audiophile head I didn't mean by smidge as we brought it
back to like a negative one or so now the high frequencies for me never
pierced my ears and within reason they're sharp enough without being tinny
but just enough to complement the heavy bass side of things during my time
testing the biggest ratite though that I would say these are lacking soundstage
it doesn't sound eerie at all or wide in the audio samples you can hear the 1000x
m3s it sounds a bit more spacial but again there's a flagship headphones what
the XP 900 and doesn't have in soundstage it makes up an excellent
audio separation and excellent left and right audio channels in general for the
price that I paid and with all the features and functions I think this is a
great alternative to the 1000 XM threes I would say if you're on a budget you
can get these on sale they're worth it then I just wish the plastic was a
little bit better so folks I know many of you guys have already purchased this
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